Bits November

Happy Thanksgiving! We are grateful for you all! God is good and has blessed us with great people around us. Tis the season for decorating. We are in full swing of decorating the house and two churches! 

Our member training continues as we schedule modules for next year. In Arcoverde, we are going to try to get through our Systematic Theology course! It is a big one, so pray for perseverance! In Tupanatinga, we finished the Old Testament Survey and started Christian Family. We really had a good time sitting down, conversing, and getting through this solid material.

Not everything we do is mainly pastoral. This month is Christmas prep. I have picked up woodworking as a hobby. It has been useful for some things, like spending our money and trying different wood projects. I also have been working on a much-needed paint job of the whole Arcoverde church. This has been a steady project for the last few months as I paint when I have an afternoon or morning free. There are two big buildings and an outside wall with aluminum fencing. Talk about a lot of manual labor! But we all know that missions is about painting buildings! haha. 

Arcoverde had an administrative meeting in which we dealt with some people who have stopped attending and also read a letter from a couple who left our church. This month has been hard on church conflict. Please pray for unity in the church and for people to prioritize their walk with Christ! We all depend on Christ for our everyday growth and sanctification.   

We are organizing our calendar for the next year and are excited about what God has in store for us. Pray for focus and momentum through the New Year! Both churches constantly have visitors. We still have plenty to work on as far as having healthy churches. Thankfully the leadership has strengthened. When scheduling the preaching for Arcoverde for next year I had six guys I could put in the rotation! Very cool. Now we need to continue in the vision of planting more churches. Batalha has been slow, but we see some progress. Pray for understanding of the gospel there! 

Have a great Thanksgiving and holiday season. Merry Christmas (as I probably won’t send another update before Christmas). We love you all and are thankful for you all! 

All for HIS glory,

David, Sarah and our big girl learning to drive, and our little organizer